Existing-Home Sales Reach Highest Pace Since February ’07

Existing-home sales increased in August, reaching their highest level in 6 1/2 years. What’s more, the median price shows nine consecutive months of double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total existing-home...

Preparing Children for an International Move

Moving from A to B is a big happening. Even if that move takes place in the same city. Only a few kilometers can make a huge difference. I know! As a child, we’ve moved a lot. And from one side of town to the other, it still meant I would hardly see my friends again....

7 Big relocation mistakes

Last fall I took my kids to Hermosa Beach. It was a big moment for me because the whole time I was playing professional volleyball, in my 20s, I dreamed I would have a family and live in Hermosa. It’s a great beach town with top-notch volleyball. There’s...

How to Make Relocation Stew

Set the oven to broil. It needs to get hot. Really, really hot. When it’s too hot in the oven, jump in a frying pan. Step 1. One interview at room temperature. When your husband comes home and says, “I’d like to interview for a job in...

Home sales surge in July despite higher interest rates – See more at: https://www.inman.com/2013/08/21/home-sales-surge-in-july-despite-higher-interest-rates/#sthash.TxfW6pPd.dpuf

Existing-home sales increased 6.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.39 million in July, up from a downwardly revised rate of 5.06 million in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “Mortgage interest rates are at the highest...

Portland’s accelerating real estate market stands out among major cities, for better or worse

The housing market in the Portland area is accelerating faster than most other major cities, according to a new report from the home listings website Realtor.com. The “Turnaround Towns” report compares shifts in for-sale inventory, median list prices and the time...